• New Community Park in East Vancouver

    New Community Park in East Vancouver

    Online Open House #3 Design Concepts

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  • Welcome

    Welcome to our third online open house for this new community park in east Vancouver!

    In this online open house, you can learn more about the project and share your thoughts and ideas on design concepts.

  • This online open house includes the following stations:

    • Design Concepts and Survey
    • What We've Heard
    • Next Steps

  • We will collect feedback through October 18th.

  • Design Concepts and Survey

    Based on community feedback, we developed some park design concepts showing where trails, gathering spaces, children’s play equipment, adult fitness and other experiences could be located within the park.

    These concepts are not final. They show what the park could look like based on the community feedback we’ve heard so far.

    The concepts show the park with the diseased, disease-prone, invasive, non-native, and dead trees and shrubs removed. The spaces between the healthy native trees show where park features like trails, playgrounds, fitness equipment and shelters could be located with minimal impact to the forest. There are also two larger open areas - a big and a small meadow - which can accommodate larger park features.

    The concepts also show two locations (NW and SE corners) where a multi-use trail in the park can connect to the trail around the perimeter of the VIC property. A third key place to enter the park is at the NE corner along 192nd. The southern leg of the property which connects to the future 29th Street will have a small parking lot.

    The VIC property development adjacent to the park is still being designed. The dashed "buildings" are conceptual. We don’t know how large the buildings will be yet, or how they will be positioned.

  • We are no longer accepting submissions to this survey.
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  • Trails Concept

    A network of trails will be provided in the park to connect to the VIC multi-use trail and amenities within the park. The trails shown in this concept are an example of what it could look like. The final trail design will be adjusted as needed to make those connections and protect as many trees as possible.

    Trails concept map. Dashed trails wind through the wooded park, connecting the Big Meadow and Small Meadow to entrances at the northwest corner, the northeast corner at 192nd Ave and 25th St, and the southeast corner, where they meet the future VIC multi-use trail. A single-user restroom and parking lot sit at the south end off future 29th St. Future multi-family residential is shown to the west.

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  • Tell us what you think!

  • Gathering Concepts

    Based on community input, we want to make sure there are shaded picnic shelters for people to gather. We want to know where you would like to use picnic shelters in the park.

    One large shelter in the big meadow

    Park map with an orange marker showing a large picnic shelter in the Big Meadow, near the trail junctions in the center-west of the park. An inset photo shows an example shelter: an open-sided wood structure with a red metal roof covering several picnic tables.

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    One large shelter in the small meadow

    Park map with an orange marker showing a large picnic shelter in the Small Meadow, at the southwest edge of the park near the restroom and parking lot. An inset photo shows the same example shelter: an open-sided wood structure with a red metal roof covering several picnic tables.

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    Two smaller shelters along the trail

    Park map with two orange markers showing smaller picnic shelters along the main north-south trail on the west side of the park: one at the edge of the Big Meadow and one in the Small Meadow near the restroom and parking lot. An inset photo shows an example shelter: a flat, dark metal roof with a decorative cutout pattern over picnic tables on a concrete pad.

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  • Where do you want to GATHER? 
  • 2. Where do you want to gather?

  • Play Concepts

    People generally preferred the idea of a large playground. However, there is still some interest in the unique idea of smaller play areas distributed throughout the park. We want to know where you would like to play in the park.

    One large playground in the big meadow

    Park map with a large pink circle showing a playground in the Big Meadow, where several trails meet in the center-west of the park. An inset photo shows an example playground: colorful climbing and slide structures with a crowd of children and adults gathered around it.

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    One large playground in the small meadow

    Park map with a large pink circle showing a playground in the Small Meadow, at the southwest edge of the park near the restroom and parking lot. An inset photo shows the same example playground: colorful climbing and slide structures with a crowd of children and adults gathered around it.

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    One medium playground in the small meadow and play spots along an adventure loop

    Park map with a medium pink circle showing a playground in the Small Meadow near the parking lot, plus seven small pink circles marking play spots spaced along a trail loop through the wooded center of the park. Two inset photos show examples: a medium playground with play structures on wood chips, and a small slide built into a grassy mound beside a forest path.

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  • 3. Where do you want to play?

  • Adult Fitness Concepts

    There are two options for fitness experiences in the park. Tell us which you prefer.

    Fitness equipment in a line along the trail

    Park map with six blue circles marking fitness equipment stations spaced along the western trail, running from the northwest corner south through the Big Meadow and Small Meadow, then east along the southern trail toward the southeast corner.

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    Fitness equipment on a loop trail

    Park map with five blue circles marking fitness equipment stations grouped around a short trail loop in the north-central part of the park, just northeast of the Big Meadow.

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  • 4. Where do you want to use fitness equipment?

  • Connecting with Nature Concepts

    There are many ways we could provide experiences to connect with nature and wildlife in the park. The simpler ideas use little or no new structures. More interactive ideas may require adding features or structures along the trails. Tell us which ones you prefer most.

  • 5. Connecting with Wildlife (Select your top two)
  • 6. Nature Discovery (Select your top two)
  • 7. Nature Interpretation / Education (Select your top two)

  • What We've Heard

    The following feedback was heard from the community through the second open house and online open house.

    The following lists are ranked in order of most respondents to least respondents

  • I will feel welcome if the park has:

    1. Trails and walkability
    2. Seating, restrooms and other park amenities
    3. Nature, trees and shade
    4. Accessibility
    5. Parking
    6. Inclusive for all ages and abilities
    7. Signage and wayfinding
    8. Bike access

    I will feel safe in the park with:

    1. Good lighting
    2. Clean and well-maintained
    3. Clear sightlines
    4. Appropriate use of park spaces
    5. Rules followed and enforced
    6. Security features
    7. Other people are using the park
    8. Safe restroom areas
    9. Adequate, well-lit parking

    When I visit the park, I want to:

    1. Enjoy nature and wildlife
    2. Walk or hike trails
    3. Relax and decompress
    4. Exercise or be active
    5. Spend time with family
    6. Picnic
    7. Walk a dog
    8. Rest in the shade
    9. Gather socially

    Gather:

    1. Under a shelter
    2. Protection from the sun and rain
    3. Spaces for family gatherings and celebrations
    4. Picnic and event areas that can be used year-round
    5. Places to meet in groups comfortably

    Children’s Play:

    1. Single large play area
    2. Nature-based playgrounds
    3. Inclusive and accessible play
    4. Discovery and exploration

    Connect with Nature:

    1. Wildlife watching
    2. Nature interpretation
    3. Discovery

    Rest:

    1. Benches with backs and armrests
    2. Natural seating
    3. Swing benches

    Adult Fitness:

    1. Multiple, smaller adult fitness areas
    2. Walking, running, and hiking trails
    3. Fitness opportunities in forested settings
    4. Informal recreation on open lawns
    5. Low-impact outdoor exercise integrated with nature

    Other:

    1. Walking, hiking and trail improvements
    2. Preserve trees, forest and wildlife habitat

  • Project Schedule and Next Steps

    Thank you for participating in the third online open house for our new community park!

    Your feedback will help us determine the final design for the park. In November, we anticipate having a preferred design to share with you. Additional planning, design, and permitting will continue through early 2028. Construction is estimated to begin in 2028, and we expect the park will open to the community in 2029.

    Thank you for your input!

    Project timeline. Phases: Planning in 2026, Design 2026 to 2028, Construction 2028 to 2029, and Opening in 2029. 2026 planning milestones: May, site analysis by design team. June 8 to 22, Open House 1, project and site introduction. August 15, Open House 2, park programming and amenities. October 3, Open House 3, design concepts (we are here). November 21, Open House 4, draft master plan.

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  • 9. Would you be willing to answer some demographic questions about yourself?

  • Demographic Questions (optional)

    This demographic information is collected to help Vancouver Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services ensure we are hearing from a broad range of residents and that feedback collected is representative of our entire population (various ages, ethnicities, genders, incomes and areas of the city). The data will also help in future grant requests. 

  • 10. What is your age?
  • 12. How many children under the age of 18 currently live in your household?
  • 13. Which of the following best describes your gender identity?
  • 14. Which of the following best describes your race and/or ethnicity?
  • 15. Do you identify as having a disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act?
  • 16. What type of accommodation do you prefer? Check all that apply.
  • 17. Which best describes your approximate annual household income before taxes?

  • Thank you!

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